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News from NCTCOG Emergency Preparedness Dept.Page 1 of 5Department of Emergency PreparednessNorth Central Texas Council of GovernmentsJUNE 2012Regional CERT Teams Activated/After ActionMeetingRegional CERT Teams Activated to Assist in Lancaster TornadoResponseOver seventeen regional CERT teams and the Mesquite Fire Corpsrehab unit responded to the call for assistance following the April 3tornado outbreaks in our region. Trained volunteers conducteddamage assessments, distributed recovery information, collectedsignatures on legal releases, and assisted with debris removal atseveral impact sites. Mesquite's Fire Corps rehab unit was on hand toprovide hydration and snacks to volunteers working at the Lancastersite.A regional after action review was held at the North Central TexasCouncil of Governments on June 4 to document response efforts andprocesses relating to Citizen Corps and the newly formed PublicWorks Emergency Response Team activations. Strengths andweaknesses were documented and will be used to build strongercapacities for future incidents. For more information, please contactAmanda Moreau at amoreau@nctcog.org or 817-695-9256.Integrated NCT Public Works Emergency ResponseTeam Activates for TornadoesThe North Central Texas Public Works Emergency Response Team(PWERT), was activated for the first time during the April 3, 2012tornado outbreak. This group is still in the process of formallyWildfire AppLaunchedThe Texas ForestService announced thelaunch of a wildfire appin May 2012 designedto assist residentslooking for informationon wildfire risks. Formore information,please visit theonline news article, visitthe Texas Wildfire Riskwebsite, or plan onattending the freeTxWRAP Pilot Training.REPACNominations OpenJune 4Nominations for theRegional EmergencyPreparedness AdvisoryCouncil (REPAC)opened June 4, andclose 5:00 PM on June15, 2012. Open seatsare being determinedand a final list will beannounced soon. If youwould like to nominatean individual for a seatplease contact yourEPPC representative orJustin Cox atjcox@nctcog.org or editor/visual editor preview.jsp?agent.uid 11101202. 6/25/2012
News from NCTCOG Emergency Preparedness Dept.organizing. Multiple tornado touchdowns and the resulting scope of thetornadoes' impacts caused many delayed mutual aid responses,triggering the region-wide call for assistance.PWERT responded by publicizing resource availability, taking requestsfor aid and communicating public works needs regionally through theRegional Emergency Manager's Listserv. The Team's lead, RonnieBates of Grand Prairie, did an exceptional job of handling those tasksand organizing deployments, especially given the team is still settingframeworks for these processes.Many lessons were learned in the initial PWERT deployment, all ofwhich will serve to make the new team stronger and better equipped tohandle even greater disasters in the future. The need for more regionaldamage assessors, a 24-hour public works point of contact list, andpublic works resource typing were among the lessons noted.PWERT and the supporting Public Works Roundtable members,comprised of public works leaders, regional emergency managers andmany diverse interested parties, also noted the need to increaseregional awareness of PWERT, the team's capabilities, and how torequest aid.Voluntary participation in PWERT from all regional jurisdictions willhelp to ensure immediate aid is available for your jurisdiction in timesof crisis. For more information about how you can become a partner inthis regional response effort, please contact PW Co-Chair RonnieBates at rbates@gptx.com, or EM Co-Chair Irish Hancock atirish.hancock@arlingtontx.gov.PER-275-1 Law Enforcement Active ShooterEmergency Response (LASER) Train-the-TrainerCourseThe North Central TexasCouncil of Governments(NCTCOG) Department ofEmergency Preparedness(EP) with the assistance ofthe Dallas PoliceDepartment, hosted thePER-275-1-LawEnforcement ActiveShooter EmergencyResponse (LASER) Trainthe-Trainer course April 17-19, 2012. ThisDepartment of HomelandSecurity sponsored course is provided free of charge to lawenforcement personnel by the Louisiana State University NationalCenter for Biomedical Research and Training (NCBRT), and theAcademy of Counter-terrorist Education (ACE).According to the PreparingTexas.org, "Law enforcement can no longerrely on response tactics of the past. This course addresses technicalaspects of planning and implementing a rapid law enforcementdeployment to an active shooter incident. This is achieved throughclassroom presentations, hands-on performance-based field training,and scenario-based practical exercises."Page 2 of 524 Hour POCDirectoryWe will be contactingall the individuals thathave been selected tobe included the 2012Edition of the 24 HourPoint of ContactDirectory. An efficientonline system has beensuccessfully utilized forthe last two editions.This online systemallows regional partnersto log-in, using theiremail address, andupdate their data. Thisdirectory is available asa hardcopy, PDF, orCSV (upload-able)format. It will bedistributed to all EPmember jurisdictions aspart of their annualmembership benefitsin Summer 2012.Mutual AidWorkshop ASuccessThe Mutual AidWorkshop conducted atthe NCTCOG on May11, 2012 was aresounding success!Approximately 100officials, public worksmembers, EMCs, firstresponders and workinggroup representativesattended. Chief NimKidd, with TDEM,addressed the groupand answeredquestions regarding theEmergencyManagementAssistance Compact(EMAC). Ed Schaeffer,with CAPCOG, was thekeynote speaker andpresented on TexasSenate Bill 11. Toreview all theinformativepresentations r/visual editor preview.jsp?agent.uid 11101202. 6/25/2012
News from NCTCOG Emergency Preparedness Dept.Participants included local law enforcement officers throughout theregion. NCTCOG-EP has partnered with the Midlothian PoliceDepartment to offer a different version of this course to our region onSeptember 18-19, 2012 at the Midlothian PD. For more information onthis and other trainings, please visit the NCTCOG-EP trainingwebsite or contact Brandi Lara at blara@nctcog.org or 817-704-5651.Regional CASA WX Radar Project UpdateThe NCTCOG Executive Board approved the name change of theCASA WX Steering Committee to the CASAWX Executive Council during their Aprilmeeting. They also approved the CASA WXExecutive Council Operating and PolicyGuidelines. These changes will allow thegroup to function in a timely manner tosustain the CASA WX project. The CASAWX Executive Council will report directly tothe NCTCOG Executive Board.The CASA WX Executive Council includesliaisons from the Emergency PreparednessPlanning Council (EPPC) and will continueto give updates to the EPPC as needed.This executive council extended invitations recently to the chiefmeteorologists at all the major television networks in our region; as aresult, we now have representation on the Council from several of thenetworks.NCTCOG has applied for a mitigation grant under HMGP 1999 forinstallation of the initial 8 CASA radars in the region. If this grant isapproved, installation of the first four radars will begin in the next fewmonths.Page 3 of 5updated FEMAreimbursementguidance and TIFMASinformation, please visitour Mutual AidWorkshop website. Ifyou attended orregistered for the event,please take a momentto fill out the follow-upsurvey.Previous EP Dept.NewslettersIf you would like to viewprevious newsletters,you will find themconvenientlysaved here.EP Dept. StaffUpdateCongratulations to NoraCastañeda who wasrecently promoted fromAdministrative AssistantII to Program Assistant.For a current list ofprojects and contactswithin the EPDepartment, pleasecheck out our website.There has been a lot of media attention in the past few monthsregarding the CASA WX project. To view these articles, visit the CASAWX website. For more information, please contact Amanda Everly ataeverly@nctcog.org or 817-695-9214.Citizen Corps Program ChangesIn 2012 the Citizen Corps Program Grant was nationally unfunded,resulting in changes to regional Citizen Corps Program (CCP) fundingand processes. Local Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) and StateHomeland Security (SHSP) Grant Program leaders responded to thechange by agreeing to fund regional Citizen Corps Programsaccording to grant eligibility in 2012. UASI jurisdictions had theopportunity to apply directly to UASI for 2012 CCP funds earlier thisyear. The 2012 SHSP/CCP call for projects is currently open and willremain open until June 11 at 5:00 p.m. For more information about theSHSP/CCP call for projects, including application form, eligibilityinformation or project guidance, please contact Melanie Devine atmdevine@nctcog.org or 817-695-9138.Emergency Preparedness Planning CouncilUpdatesEffective June 22, Councilmember Allen Harris, City of The Colony,will resign his position as Chair of the Emergency ditor/visual editor preview.jsp?agent.uid 11101202. 6/25/2012
News from NCTCOG Emergency Preparedness Dept.Page 4 of 5Planning Council (EPPC). We thank Mr. Harris for his dedication andservice to the Council and to the North Central Texas Region. Inaddition, to fill this vacancy, the current Vice-Chair Mayor David Kellyof Colleyville will assume the Chair position. Mayor Kelly has showngreat leadership in the time he has been Vice-Chair and we lookforward to working with him in his role as Council Chair.Nominations to fill the Vice-Chair seat were held among the Council.Emergency Preparedness staff received a nomination for Mayor ProTem of Benbrook, Rickie Allison. Mr. Allison has been a member of theEPPC for many years and has previously served as Council Chair.For more information, please contact Nora Castaneda atncastaneda@nctcog.org or 817-608-2311.Regional Shelter MeetingsLocal emergency managers along with TDEM, FEMA, DSHS, and RedCross have come together to create a Regional Sheltering WorkingGroup. The working group is lead by Carrie Little, City of GrapevineEMC. The main goals of the working group are to update the currentNCT Shelter Hub Operations Plan, review current shelteringstandards, and coordinate sheltering expectations with TDEM. TheNCTCOG region along with the Texoma COG region have beenidentified by TDEM as a shelter hub for the purposes of all hazardevacuations, but mainly for the purpose of hurricane evacuations alongthe Texas Gulf Coast.The next Regional Shelter Meeting will be held on June 8 from10:00am-noon at NCTCOG; for more information, please contactCarrie Little at clittle@grapevinetexas.gov or 817-410-8100.SHSP Grant Allocations Announced for NCTCOGRegionThe State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) grant is appropriatedby the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and is designed toenhance the capability for local governments to prevent, protectagainst, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks and otherdisasters. Due to continued cuts in funding, the EPPC withrecommendations from REPAC, produced a new method to allocateSHSP grant funds for FY2012. This method will help reduce gaps,improve capabilities, and provide a better overall benefit to the region.A full description of the FY2012 process for SHSP allocations can befound in the REPAC Standard Operating Guidelines; which eliminatesthe "Call for projects" and instead utilizes the Regional WorkingGroups to create and submit projects for SHSP funding.To assist with project development, the Regional Working Groupsutilized the Regional Implementation Plan (RIP), which is a grantrequirement that sets goals, objectives, and tasks that need to be metin order to address the needs of our region and fulfill DHS priorities inaddressing terrorist attacks and other disasters. The chairs of eachgroup also met to discuss joint projects that met the priorities set byEPPC. After the Working Groups created and submitted the projects,REPAC and EPPC prioritized the projects, determined if any otherregional projects should be considered for funding, and set parametersfor the projects. Finally, NCTCOG Staff submitted the InvestmentJustifications (IJ) to the visual editor preview.jsp?agent.uid 11101202. 6/25/2012
News from NCTCOG Emergency Preparedness Dept.Page 5 of 5To determine COG funding throughout the state, The StateAdministrative Agency (SAA) gave each COG a minimum andmaximum allocation. The allocation for the North Central Texas regioncame just under the maximum available at 1,192,439.84.For more information please visit our SHSP website or contact JustinCox at jcox@nctcog.org or 817-608-2318.Forward emailThis email was sent to amoreau@nctcog.org by amoreau@nctcog.org Update Profile/Email Address Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe Privacy Policy.NCTCOG Emergency Preparedness Dept. 616 Six Flags Dr., Centerpoint Two Arlington TX isual editor preview.jsp?agent.uid 11101202. 6/25/2012
Academy of Counter-terrorist Education (ACE). According to the PreparingTexas.org, "Law enforcement can no longer . with CAPCOG, was the keynote speaker and presented on Texas Senate Bill 11. To review all the . NCTCOG-EP has partnered with the Midlothian Police Department to
